In 1775, Washington deployed colonial soldiers who had survived smallpox to retake Boston during a city-wide epidemic.

Critics argue that NIH directors should have term limits. Others say leadership continuity matters. Who's right?

Agencies will have to show a “direct causal link” to “manifest bodily harm,” not just an increased risk of disease.

In the 20th-century statistics wars, Bayesians were underdogs. Now their methods may help speed treatments to market.

As the risk of measles mounts, health care workers face an unusual challenge: Many don't know what it looks like.

The administration had cut crucial funding for mRNA-based therapies. The rest of the world might step in and benefit.

The MAHA movement’s embrace of unorthodox therapies has deep roots in U.S. history, says law professor Lewis Grossman.

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It’s possible that traditional discipline could have prevented the shooting. Henderson had a history of violence and threats against family, students, and teachers. The teenager had recently been ...

Emanating from smokestacks, vehicle engines, construction projects, and fires large and small, airborne pollution – sometimes smaller than the width of a human hair, and very often the product of ...

A skin condition tied to delusions is posing a riddle for doctors: What to do when a diagnosis causes offense?

For decades, a global transition has been underway: The slow, sometimes clumsy shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Changing just one industry requires a significant infrastructural makeover.